NPP should concede defeat if NDC gets 30% in Ashanti Region

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) should forget about winning the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections if the National Democratic Congress (NDC) secures at least 30% of the votes cast in the Ashanti Region.

This is the view of Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the former Majority Leader and current Member of Parliament for Suame in the Ashanti Region. According to him, achieving this threshold in the Ashanti Region, a stronghold of the NPP, would be a significant milestone for the NDC whose stronghold is the Volta Region, making it nearly impossible for the NPP to win the elections.

Speaking in an interview on Angel TV on December 3, the former Majority Leader highlighted that the Ashanti Region has consistently been a bastion of support for the NPP, and any significant inroads made by the opposing National Democratic Congress will greatly affect the NPP’s chances of winning the election.

“Where your property is, that is where your heart is, the NPP’s heart is in the Ashanti Region, because whenever we vote, this is the place where we get a lot of votes.

“So we aim to sell our messages to get the votes that we deserve. Aside from the Volta Region, even though the NDC doesn’t win the Ashanti Region, they get a lot of votes from here.

“The NDC is trying to secure more votes in the Ashanti Region, and most often, they claim that they want 30% of the votes from Ashanti Region. But, should the NDC garner 30% of the votes from the Ashanti Region, it’s a done deal for them”, he stated.

Adding that, if the NDC can achieve its goal of getting 30% of the total vote cast in the Ashanti Region, it would be a clear indication that the NPP is in trouble and should even consider conceding defeat.

With the nation set to hold its General parliamentary and presidential elections on December 7, 2024, political parties and independent candidates intensify their preparations towards the day when the thumb is given the ultimate power to determine which party or candidate should be given the mandate to govern for the next four years.

By Novire Kuuyizie Francis